[Iron Munro]

In New York state an outside designated smoking area cannot legally even have a roof or walls to protect smokers from the elements.
That is beyond the scope of “protecting” non-smokers - it is mean spirited and calculated to make smokers as uncomfortable as possible.
Most places upstate ignore the law.

I am a non-smoker but disagree with nanny state laws like this. Tobacco is a legal product and people should be free to use it in reasonable ways.

I hope I live long enough to participate in the next revolution to overthrow tyranny as predicted and advocated by Thomas Jefferson and other Founding Fathers.

[Gabz]

New York state copied the Delaware law in regard to “enclosed” smoking areas.

[CORedneck]

That is ridiculous ! Here in Colorado Springs, there is one bar that built a "temp" structure for the smokers to use. I am a non-smoker and prefer to go into a place where I don't walk out smelling like a chimney but there is also the issue of the business owners rights to run his business as he see fits. The "temp" structure is one hell of a good compromise. Smokers have a place to go and be protected from the elements and at the same time, I can walk in and leave without smelling like smoke.

n New York state an outside designated smoking area cannot legally even have a roof or walls to protect smokers from the elements. That is beyond the scope of “protecting” non-smokers - it is mean spirited and calculated to make smokers as uncomfortable as possible. Most places upstate ignore the law.